Rockets sign Briante Weber to two-way contract

Rockets sign Briante Weber to two-way contract

The Houston Rockets had an extra two-way contract available and used it to sign guard Briante Weber. Weber, 24, will be the second two-way contract on roster along with Demetrius Jackson.

A two-way contract allows the player to be on roster for no more than 45 days with the NBA-level team before having to go back down to the G-League; in that time, the player is paid a higher salary. With the injury to Chris Paul, it makes sense that the team called up Demetrius Jackson for the start of the season and now will also look to potentially giving Weber some minutes.

It’s unclear if the Rockets are looking into any other players currently. Rumors surrounded Jameer Nelson but, because he wanted a place where he could be a major player all season long, he chose to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans. Paul is expected to be out up to a month after re-injuring his knee against the Golden State Warriors in the season opener.

As is, the Rockets have three healthy point guards – Jackson, Bobby Brown and James Harden. Brown only got minutes last game towards the end of a blowout and Jackson wasn’t heavily relied on either. It’ll be interesting to see if Weber is immediately called up to the NBA roster or if he’ll be used later on – maybe after Jackson’s 45 days are up. Paul should be back and healthy before then but the team won’t rush to bring him back, either.

The Rockets are in action tonight as they take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of four matchups within a month. These teams better get used to seeing each other.

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